SEOUL -- Hyundai Motor's revenue jumped more than 30% in the third quarter on strong electric vehicle sales, but profit fell as the company had to set aside nearly $1 billion to deal with the repair of faulty gasoline engines on some older cars.
Revenue rose 30.6% boosted by strong electric vehicle sales

Hyundai Motor revenue rose in the third quarter but profit declined largely due to the recall of millions of cars with faulty Theta engines. © Reuters
SEOUL -- Hyundai Motor's revenue jumped more than 30% in the third quarter on strong electric vehicle sales, but profit fell as the company had to set aside nearly $1 billion to deal with the repair of faulty gasoline engines on some older cars.